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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

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Adze, Toki

Incomplete, broken adze Trapezoidal cross-section, front narrower than back. The surface is ground with some bruising and flaking, mainly on the back and sides. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The front of the blade is reduced slightly towards the poll end. This appears to be the poll end of an adze, and part of the blade. The bevel and cutting edge are not present

Provenance Place:
Little Papanui, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

D52.731

Details

Measurements
114.4 x 40.5 x 21.4mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori, Archaeology
Accession Number
D52.731
On Display
No

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